WireTap Magazine: Arts and Lifestyle

Arts and Lifestyle: Slip of the Tongue

iLL-Literacy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:00:01 PDT

A poem for the beautifully brown.

Arts and Lifestyle: Murals vs. Memories of Massacre

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:01 PDT

Graffiti writers bring attention to the murder and disappearances of Honduran youth after a bloody school bus massacre.

Arts and Lifestyle: No Homo

ILL Doctrine — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT

Jay Smooth breaks down the hip-hop's obsession with 'no homo.'

Arts and Lifestyle: Saul Williams & Nike

iLL-Literacy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT

The poet responds to his controversial Nike ad.

Arts and Lifestyle: Tattoos

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT

YO! TV asks people why their tattoos are special.

Arts and Lifestyle: K Chronicles: Apologies?

Keith Knight, WireTap — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT

K Chronicles asks: "Do federal apologies for slavery solve today's problems?"

Arts and Lifestyle: I Know These Negroes Is Hoping Obama Don't Get Elected

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT

Are the expectations changing for young Black men in America?

Arts and Lifestyle: Connecting the Sticks: Rural Broadband Not Up to Speed

Sarah Burris, Rock The Trail — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Broadband access in rural communities is spotty. What will it take to keep the youth of small-town America connected?

Arts and Lifestyle: Hoop Dreams Deferred?

Jamilah King, Tomas Palermo, WireTap — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:01 PDT

Should high school hoopsters skip college and graduate to the NBA? Two WireTap editors debate the issue one-on-one.

Arts and Lifestyle: Free Association: Who Owns Your Privacy?

Larisa Mann, WireTap — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:01 PDT

Viacom lawsuit with YouTube pits business interests against public interests.

Arts and Lifestyle: Whose World is This?

K-Salaam & Beatnik — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:01 PDT

Video trailer for K-Salaam and Beatnik's upcoming album and documentary release.

Arts and Lifestyle: How Tiny Jamaica Develops So Many Champion Sprinters

Matthew Clark, Christian Science Monitor — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:00:01 PDT

With a focus on student running programs, Jamaica's young track stars sprint to the finish in Beijing.

Arts and Lifestyle: Locusts

Emergence — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:00:01 PDT

A docu-music-video about gentrification in Detroit.

Arts and Lifestyle: Invincible: Opportunity in Crisis

Jamilah King, WireTap — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

The Detroit rapper reflects on her music, activism and inspirations.

Arts and Lifestyle: Slingshot Hip Hop

Slingshot Hip Hop — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:00:01 PDT

A new film shows how young Palestinians use hip-hop to speak out against occupation.

Arts and Lifestyle: K Chronicles: Life's Little Victories

Keith Knight, WireTap — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

This month's comic celebrates life's unexpected bright spots .

Arts and Lifestyle: Chicago Footwork Prevents Violence

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:00:01 PDT

Chicago's youth use dance to combat gun violence.

Arts and Lifestyle: Silence Broken: South Africa Journeys

Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Column: Travels to South Africa challenge me to reflect on my privilege as an American "foreigner."

Arts and Lifestyle: A Wall-Painted Animation

Blu — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:00:01 PDT

An animated sketch made in Buenos Aires, Argentina that has taken the web by storm.

Arts and Lifestyle: Hip-Hop Elitism: Why Soulja Boy is More Hip Hop Than You

Adriel Luis — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:00:01 PDT

Soulja Boy is seen as the anti hip-hop by some purists, but how do race and age set the terms of the debate?